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Men’s Soccer suffers tough road loss at Transylvania 

The Muskingum Men’s soccer team suffered a tough road loss to Transylvania on Saturday afternoon, 3-2. 

Men’s Soccer suffers tough road loss at Transylvania 
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September 24, 2022

The Muskingum Men's soccer team suffered a tough road loss to Transylvania on Saturday afternoon, 3-2. 

The Basics

  • Records: Muskingum (1-6), Transylvania (3-2-3)
  • Location: North Athletic Turf Field

 How it Happened 

  • The Pioneers opened the scoring up in the 8th minute to jump ahead, 1-0.
  • The Muskies evened the score at one, off a strike from Keaton Taylor. The goal was assisted by  Morgan McKenna.
  • Muskingum took a 2-1 lead at the 29:22 mark off a goal from Edwin Palou. The strike was assisted by Abdikani Mohamed. 
  • Transylvania knotted the score at two in the 60th minute off a goal from Henry Roetker.
  • The Pioneers used a late strike to secure the 3-2 home win over the Muskies. 

Inside the Numbers

  • Senior Edwin Palou and Freshman Keaton Taylor led the Muskingum attack with one goal apiece.
  • Juniors Morgan McKenna and Abdikani Mohamed chipped in two assists. 
  • Freshman Filip Milic and Junior Morgan McKenna rounded out the Muskingum scoring effort with one shot each. 
  • Freshman goalkeeper Evan Laraba grabbed four saves in 90 minutes of work for the Muskies.
  • Nathan White, Henry Roetker, and Max Nusbacher led the Pioneer offense with one goal apiece. 

Up Next

Muskingum next hits the road on Wednesday, September 28, when they take on Pitt.-Greensburg. Kick-off is slated for 4 PM.